Word study · Greek
adelphós
brothers
Say it: ad-el-FOS (approximate)
ἀδελφός
What it means
A brother, and in the plural "brothers and sisters," the family of believers. Paul uses it often in this letter (1:4; 2:1, 2:9; 3:7; 4:1, 4:6; 5:1, 5:4, 5:12, 5:14, 5:25-27) as a sign of warm family ties.
Range of meaning
- BrotherA male sibling.
- Sibling in the faithA fellow believer.
In 1 Thessalonians
- Chapter 5
"Brothers, pray for us" (5:25-27).
Every verse (18)
- 1 Thessalonians 1:4
- 1 Thessalonians 2:1
- 1 Thessalonians 2:9
- 1 Thessalonians 2:14
- 1 Thessalonians 2:17
- 1 Thessalonians 3:2
- 1 Thessalonians 3:7
- 1 Thessalonians 4:1
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6
- 1 Thessalonians 4:10
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13
- 1 Thessalonians 5:1
- 1 Thessalonians 5:4
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14
- 1 Thessalonians 5:25
- 1 Thessalonians 5:26
- 1 Thessalonians 5:27
Verses where G0080 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources